Improvement in cigar-machines



l. Sr BARBER. Cigar Machine.

Patented June 24, 1862 lhllllllllllllllllllll I-IH M n eJM UNITED STATES PATENT GEEICE.

IRA S. BARBER, OF NEWV YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND LUTHER N. FULLER, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN CIGAR-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 35,728, dated June 24,1862.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IRA S. BARBER, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Machine for Making Cigars; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a rear elevation. Fig. 2 is a front elevation. Fig. 3 is a plan View. Fig. 4 is a side view showing the concave rollers closed. Fig. 5 is a side view showing the concave roller open. Fig. 6 are sections taken at l and 2.

A A are concave rollers.

.B is a shaft passing through roller A.

O is a crank attached to shaft B, which can be operated to actuate roller A, which roller is connected to gear-wheels A A. On shaft B is a loose sleeve, D, which can be held fast by pinE entering a notch of ratchet E upon shaft B. Pin E is firmly held in the notch by spring F while the shaft revolves in one direction, but on revolving in a contrary direction the pin E slips out of the notch and allows the shaft to revolve independent of sleeve D. Upon shaft G is also a sleeve similar to D, which sleeve is held with a pin, E, and spring F, to the ratchet upon the shaft, when revolving in a contrary direction to the rigid way of shaft B, (or the shaft B is re-. volved with the sleeve D,) so that whichever way the crank is turned the two sleeves revolve in the same direction. Sleeve D is rigidly secured to gearing-wheel A and to circular knife H, which knife comes in contact with a smooth surface or die, I, upon shaft G, and revolvesin the same direction as the circular knife, thereby cutting the wrapper to form the head of the cigar.

J is a scoop-shaped header secured to lever K, which thereby can be raised or lowered, and by which it can be brought up to form the head of the cigar.

L is a tightening-roller, on which the endless belt M is kept to the proper tension. It

is hung in frame N, either side of which can be lowered or raised separately from the other to tighten or loosen the belt at either end. To vary the size of either end of the cigar, the frame can be held in position by pins or in any known way.

0 is a movable desk or bench, which is pivoted at P to the bed Q, and which has arms R extending backward at right angles, or nearly so, to which can be attached a treadle-rod for closing and holding desk 0, containing shaft Gr, up to and in contact with shaft B.

Operation: Bringthe movable desk or bench 0 (containing shaft G and roller A) well forward, place the tobacco to make the cigar upon the endless belt M, then depress belt M, as shown in Fig. 6. At the same that belt M is depressed, bring the arm R down by a treadle, or in any convenient way, thereby bringing desk 0 up to and in contact with roller A and hold it there. Actuate rollerA with crank O. Thereby, with the connecting-gears A A, endless belt M is moved and a cigar is formed in its pocket, as shown at S, Fig. 6. While the cigar is being revolved the wrapper is inserted between rollers A and A and rolled on, commencing at the tuck end of the cigar and rolled toward the head. When the wrapper reaches the head, it is cut and shaped by the circular revolving knife H, coming in contact with revolving die I. (Shown in Fig. 6.) Then the header J is brought up by the lever K, thus shaping and completing the head of the cigar.

WVhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of the concave rollers A and A and the roller L (whether of wood or metal) with the endless belt M and desk 0, when combined and used for the purpose of manufacturing cigars in the manner herein described.

2. In combination with the foregoing, the loose sleeve D, header J, circular knife H, and circular die I, the same being constructed and acting together to perfect the operation of the manufacture of cigars, as and in the manner herein described.

IRA S. BARBER.

W'itnesses:

Orms. MoERILL, M. HAsKELL. 

